Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Maggie Libby, Curator of Digital Discovery and Engagement at Special Collections & Archives, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Sanctuary by Marguerite Zorach, located in the Upper Jette Gallery. Art Break programs are…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Jillian Impastato, Mirken Coordinator of Campus and Community Collaboration, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Wall Drawing #559 by Sol LeWitt, located on the wall of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion. We will meet…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Masi Ngidi-Brown, associate director of the Pugh Center, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Dancer by Dara Friedman, located in the Lower Jetté Gallery. Please note: This video contains nudity. Art Break programs…
What is a crankie? Join artist and illustrator Lucky Platt for a hands-on program on the crankie- a unique moving panorama storytelling tool! Originating in the early 1800’s, the crankie involves two handled spools that can be ‘cranked’ to bring movement to an illustrated scroll. Celebrate the moving image at the Maine International Film Festival…
This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create a wearable art project inspired by the artwork of Paula Wilson currently on view in the Paul J Schupf Art Center! The artist Paula Wilson creates art that blurs the line between art and life. Inspired by her, we will create wearable art that…
This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create an art project inspired by the artwork of James McNeill Whistler, currently on view at the Colby College Museum of Art’s campus location. Create a mobile or wall hanging that features pencil and watercolor sketches of the streetscapes and places you see each day—gas…
Camp Brilliance: arts, activism, & fun Hardy Girls, in partnership with the Colby Arts Office, Greene Block + Studios, and Waterville Creates, will be holding Camp Brilliance, an arts and activism day camp for self-identified girls and nonbinary youth entering grades 5–8! The camp runs August 7–11, 2023, from 9am–3pm, at the Greene Block +…
What ho! Anon! Recycled Shakespeare Company is planning a big party for its 10th Annual Bard’s Birthday Bash on Saturday, April 22 and you are invited. RSC founders: the late Emily Rowden Fournier, Aaron Blaschke Rowden, and Lyn Rowden started the Bash in 2014 for the 450th birthday of the great William Shakespeare (April 23,…
Food highlights a living paradox: it represents the key ingredient that binds us together, yet divides us when power dynamics and privilege are at play. By shedding light on these intricate realities, the Food for Thought Lecture Series seeks to problematize and critically assess the complex social, cultural, environmental, and political relationships that we have…
EURYDICE – The Last Play Ever at Strider Theater! Directed by John D. Ervin and Kaylee Pomelow Book ‘19 Presented by Colby College’s Performance, Theater, and Dance Department. Fri. April 28 at 7:30pm Sat. April 29 at 7:30pm Colby College, Strider Theater, Runnals Esteemed playwright Sarah Ruhl has reimagined this classic myth from a feminist…
The Center for the Arts and Humanities is delighted to announce that Bryant Terry is our Food for Thought Keynote speaker. Bryant Terry is a chef, food justice activist, and critically acclaimed author fighting for a more just and sustainable food system. Groundbreaking and rich, his work illuminates the intersections that exist today between poverty,…
Join us for a community conversation with Keynote Speaker Bryant Terry and Taryn D. Jordan, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at Colgate University on Monday, April 3, 6:30pm, at Greene Block + Studios! The discussion will center around Black Foods, food justice, and food sovereignty. Reception will begin at 6:00 pm with catering provided by…
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